Infonetics: Enterprise SBC market to grow at 17% CAGR

Infonetics Research has reported the global enterprise SBC market to grow at a 17% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2012 and 2017.

“Cisco’s been able to capitalize on its market-leading position in IP PBXs, gateways, and routers in selling its enterprise SBCs. In the second quarter of 2013, Cisco led the eSBC market with 27% of worldwide revenue, putting some daylight between itself and the competition,” notes Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP, UC and IMS at Infonetics Research.

Other highlights shared by Infonetics includes:
Enterprise SBCs are the next generation of border elements and will eventually replace VoIP gateways, spurring gateway, router, and PBX vendors to integrate SBC functionality
The enterprise SBC market is severely tilted toward North America, though by 2017 its share is expected to decline as other regions increase adoption of SIP trunking, unified communications, and IP call centers
Businesses of all sizes are utilizing SBCs to enable SIP trunking, interconnect disparate systems, and build deeper levels of security into their voice networks